Web+2.0

Desiree Davidson Web 2.0 Dr. Hsin - Te Yeh

Web 2.0 is all around us. Growing up in the late 80’s and early 90’s I was exposed to a lot of technology. I have had a computer since I was about five and when the internet came around I adapted really easily to the new technology this was not the case for all of my peers. This is the case for most of America’s kids today. The youth have grown up with computers, the internet, and Web 2.0 so they are for the most part comfortable using them. Teacher should be comfortable using computers, the internet, and Web 2.0 tools in there lessons. In my classroom I will use Web 2.0 tools like YouTube, Photo Bucket, Wiki spaces, Online Power Point Presentation tools, and Online learning games like Qustionant. I will use YouTube to show educational videos and current events. Like videos about the oil spill in the gulf or a video about plate tectonics.

I can use tools like Photo Bucket to make slide shows and pictures and information to my lessons. This will make them more interesting to my students. I can also use photo bucket and YouTube to have student add details to their school presentations. This will teach them important skills on how to use Web 2.0 tools that will help them at jobs in their future. Sites like Wiki spaces are great tools for having student interact online and it gives teachers and students a place to post questions and have online discussions. It is a great place to have online lessons or assignments, and also teaches students to utilize the internet and Web 2.0. Online games are a great way to have students learn and spend time using computers. I loved playing Number Crunchers and Oregon Trail as a kid and I learned math, history, and geography that I retain to this day. In my class I would allow students to play online games as a reward. Also I will try and use games as a way to encourage students who are not as comfortable with computers to use them more.

Overall I will use Web 2.0 tools to help present information in a modern and easily understood way to students. A great tool for organizing info and making presentations is PowerPoint. I will use PowerPoint and Web 2.0 Power Point views to allow students to collaborate with me and with their peers using these web 2.0 tools.

With the increasing use of the internet among young and old and the growth of Web 2.0 tools and applications, the knowledge to use these tools is essential in classrooms, and in my classroom. I will use Web 2.0 tools to help organize information, make presentations and lectures more interesting and relevant to my students, to have classroom collaboration with my student when they are not in class, and to teach student to utilize computers and the internet learning and organizing information.